Time for my $.02,
I would think that the "correct" way to make this type of tool would be
either to machine the surfaces from some kind of solid stock or to cast
and then "forge" the material. I'm not a metalurgist by any stretch of
the imaginantion, but I have machined metal with "real machine" tools
like Bridgeport Milling machines etc, and my expereince has been that
castings are way too brittle for the forces needed to get one of those
hubs apart.
Besides, one of the local club members _had_ the TR6 rear hub tool, the
real Churchill tool. It broke when somebody was trying to take a hub apart.
I'd say that you should start with some really hefty stock, say one-inch
ore thicker STEEL and them machine it to accept the hub surfaces...
Note: in the four years or so that I've been "lurking" on the net, this
topic has come up a bunch of times. I'll bet the idea-to-success ratio of
rebuilding the hubs is pretty low. I know that several of us have failed
miserably trying to rebuild hubs. Me especially. I've wrecked several.
Next time, I'm sending mine out for repair. Note: not to offend TRF or
the other shoppes, but there are a few folks out there that do this type
of work for much more reasonable prices. Shop around! Go to the various
flea markets and see who is out there. If you talk to a shoppe that has
not had success with TR6 rear hubs, find another shoppe!!!
That's my two-cents.
rml
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